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No. 462,220. Patented Oct. 27, 1891.

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FRANZ MIGHL, OF NElV YORK, N. Y.

COIN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 462,220, dated October 27', 1891.

Application filed April '7, 1891. Serial No. 387,928. (No model.)

To on whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANZ MICHL, a subject of the Emperor of Austria, residing in the city of New York, county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Coin-Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved coin-holder which is simple and durable in construction and is designed for pocket use, serving to conveniently hold change in the shape of coins of various denominations, the uppermost coin in the holder being in such a position as to be conveniently pushed out at the pleasure of the owner.

The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be described hereinafter, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement as in use. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the same. Fig. i is an inverted plan view of the cap of the casing. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the upper end of the casing, the cap being removed, and Fig. 6 is a detail sectional View on an enlarged scale.

.The improved coin-holder is provided with a casing A, preferably made of sheet metal in cylindrical form, the lower end being closed by a bottom formed integral with the body of the casing. The upper end of the casing A is adapted to be closed by a cap B, having a top and a downwardlyextending annular flange engaging the outside of the upper end of the casing. In the latter is held a coilspring C, resting at its lower end on the bottom of the casing A, and pressing at its upper end on the under side of a plunger D, adapted to support on its top the coins E, which may be of various denominations, either one cent, five cents, or dimes, &c. The coins are placed one on top of the other, the uppermost coin resting against the under side of a push-slide F, provided on its top witha button G, the shank of which extends through a transverse slot B, formed in the top of the cap B. The push-slide F is fitted close to the under side of the cap 13, its rear end being formed with a downwardly-exteuding flange F, adapted to engage the periphcry of the uppermost coin to displace the latter through registering slots or recesses A and B formed in the upper end of the casing A and the cap B, respectively. \Vhen the puslr slide F is in its innermost position, as shown in Fig. 2, the flange F extends into a notch A formed in the upper end of the casing A opposite the notch or slot A. (See Fig. 6.) The slot B in the cap B is formed by cutting out part of the top of the casing and part of the flange of the cap, as is plainly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. of very thin sheet metal, the front edge being preferably sharpened, so as to permit of conveniently introducing the coins into the easin g, as will be presently described.

In order to fill the casing with the coins, the operator presses on the button G, so as to move the push-slide F into a rearmost position, as shown in Fig. 2. The operator now introduces a coin through the slot B in the cap 13, the coin passing upon the top of the plunger D, which is now in its uppermost po sition, owing to the pressure of the spring C. By pressing downward and rearward slightly on the coin, the latter readily passes underneath the push-slide F. A second coin is now passed through the slot B by pressing the coin on the coin already in the casing, at the same time pushing the second coin inward until the second coin is within the casing. The above-described operation is repeated with any desired number of coins until the casin g is filled.

lVhen the operator desires to use the coinholder, he takes it in his hand, as illustrated -in Fig. 1, placing his thumb on the rear of the button G and then pressing forward with his thumb, so as to push the slide F forward, the said slide being guided by the shank of the button in the slot 13. On the forward movement of the push-slide'F its flange F engages the periphery of the uppermost coin, thus carrying the coin along, so that it passes partly through the slot B in the cap B, the shank of the button Gthen being at the front The push-slide F is made end of the slot B. The coin can now be readily taken hold of by the operator or any person and drawn out of the casing A. As soon as the coin has been removed from the easing, the spring 0, pressing on the plunger D,

forces the latter upward, so that the next coin comes under the push-slide, the latter, however, being pressed backward, so that the flange F passes into the recess A to again engage the periphery of the uppermost coin. When another coin is needed, the above-described operation is repeated.

It will be seen that the coin-holder is very simple-and'durable in construction and can be readily carried about in the pocket, and change can be conveniently removed from the holder at any desired time Without anyfd angerof losing the other coins in the casing.

Having thus described rhyinvention, WhatI claim as new, and desire to'secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a coin-holder, the combination, with a casing provided .With the recess A and the notch A and the spring-pressed plunger D in th ca'sin' of the cap 13, provided with the transverse slot B in its top and in its flange FRANZ MIOHL.

Witnessesi Tn'n'o. G. H'o'srna, E. M. CLARK. 

